"Assistant Director of Outreach and Engagement, Workforce Development"

Job Details

Category: Professional

Department: Workforce Development

Locations: Binghamton, NY

Posted: Aug 1, 2025

Closes: Open Until Filled

Type: Full-time

Ref. No.: 05071

Position ID: 191146

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.

Working at Binghamton University is more than about having a great job - it is about having the opportunity to flourish in an exciting, engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton's collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting-edge, and community-engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high-achieving student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.

We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and in keeping with this commitment, we welcome all to apply, including veterans and persons with disabilities.

Job Description:

Budget Title: Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3)

Salary: $63,000 - $65,000

As a member of the Office of Workforce Development, the Assistant Director of Outreach and Engagement will focus on building strategic partnerships, expanding community outreach, and promoting education and career pathways to prospective adult learners.

Responsibilities include:

• Cultivate collaborative relationships with industry, educational, nonprofit, and government partners at a local, state, and national level.
• Assist adult learners in identifying their educational and career needs, interests, and goals, and address barriers that may hinder their successful completion and subsequent employment.
• Engage with former Binghamton University students who stopped out and provide pathways to reenroll and complete their bachelor's degree.
• Assist with the development of adult learner recruitment and retention plans, strategies, and written materials, such as marketing, admissions, and program leads.
• Identify grant and funding opportunities and assist with grant writing to support innovative pathways to employment in targeted high-demand career fields.
• Monitor workforce engagement activities and outcomes and prepare reports on workforce engagement for stakeholders.
• Respond to inquiries from and communicate with stakeholders with a consistently professional demeanor and in a timely manner.
• Communicate and enforce University and SUNY policies, regulations, procedures, and operations.
• Professionally and ethically represent the Office of Workforce Development across campus and the University at events, conferences, and meetings.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree (or higher)

A minimum of five (5) years of experience with building industry partnerships and/or community outreach and engagement, or a similar role

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred:

Master's Degree

Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with adult learners, including those older than 24 years old, married or have children, working adults, first-generation college students, previously attended college but did not finish their degree, and/or did not receive a standard high school diploma

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Additional Information:

Offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov

Payroll information can be found on our website https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/payroll/

Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee."

Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.

For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit: https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact: Ada Robinson-Perez, ADA Coordinator email: arobins@binghamton.edu or 607-777-3660.

Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=191146

Deadline for Internal Applicants:

Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.

Please submit:

1. Resume,

2. Cover letter, and

3. Contact information for three professional references

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